abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
suffix for familiar person
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
court (of law); courtroom
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
innocent verdict; "not guilty" verdict
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
by means of; due to; because of; according to
interruption; suspension; break
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
victim; injured party; sufferer
professional killer; hit man
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to order; to command; to appoint
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know